{"id":2578,"date":"2016-11-03T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grockit.com\/blog\/collegeprep\/?p=2578"},"modified":"2020-09-11T20:42:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:42:35","slug":"act-organization-of-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/act\/act-organization-of-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT Reading: Organization of Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Organization of ideas questions on the ACT Reading section will supply you with a reading passage with portions that correspond with sets of alternative words\/phrases. From the options, you must choose the answer choice that works best in context, including a choice for \u201cNO CHANGE.\u201d You may even be asked to add a whole sentence that fits best within the structure of a paragraph or the essay.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_iconlist  avia-builder-el-first  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Strategy<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Read through the entire passage.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Since you\u2019ll be asked several questions about each reading passage, it\u2019s important to understand the passage\u2019s main idea, or purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Take notes.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>If you notice a mistake for an underlined word\/phrase while reading, make a note of what you think the answer should be. This could save you precious seconds when answering the question.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Put the underlined word\/phrase in context.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Closely read the sentences before and after the underlined word\/phrase to understand what ideas are being relayed. If you\u2019re still confused, you might need to read two or three sentences before and after the underlined word\/phrase.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Eliminate answer choices with irrelevant information.<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>If an answer choice has information that\u2019s not found anywhere else in the passage, eliminate it. You want your answer to correspond with the ideas of the passage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_iconlist  el_before_av_promobox  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Organization Practice Question<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\t<div   class='av_promobox  avia-button-no   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_sidebar '>\t\t<div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\nIn the 1200s, in the Transylvania court of King Vlad Tepes, an obscure music critic named Alexus of Vinnitsky was serving as interim court composer, the king commissioned him to teach music appreciation to his oppressed, starving peasants.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Though Alexus had never even spoken to anyone lacking an advanced degree, he reluctantly<\/span>\u00a0took the job, since rent on his hut was overdue.<br \/>\nAs he pondered what method might educate the rabble, Alexus began considering how uneducated peasants learn to appreciate religion through simple but awe-inspiring Church music. He suspected that this model may or may not explain fully how music can influence, including teaching religious doctrine<br \/>\nFor the underlined phrase above, which change would you make:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>NO CHANGE<\/li>\n<li>Noble students usually had between one and two years of schooling by age 25, and he<\/li>\n<li>Given that his music students were better educated, he intentionally<\/li>\n<li>After conversing with the peasants\u2019 noted witch doctor, he<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nLet\u2019s go through all the choices to see which answer\u2019s correct. The original sentence (Though Alexus had never even spoken to anyone lacking an advanced degree, he reluctantly\u2026) isn\u2019t a very good sentence, so maybe there\u2019s a better answer than A. B states that Alexus\u2019s past students had more education than peasants, an idea that doesn\u2019t make sense for why he would take the job. In C, the key word is \u201cintentionally.\u201d Alexus wasn\u2019t interested in the job (he really needed to pay the rent on his hut), so C cannot be correct. And D just brings in irrelevant information and also cannot be correct. Since the original sentence is the only one that makes sense for the organization of ideas, the answer\u2019s <em>A) NO CHANGE<\/em>.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organization of ideas questions on the ACT Reading section will supply you with a reading passage with portions that correspond with sets of alternative words\/phrases. 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